From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Chaparral \Cha'par*ral"\, noun [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles.
{Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo["o]l.), a bird of the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}. It is the state bird of New Mexico. [1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: {scrub}, {bush}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Chaparral, NM (CDP, FIPS 14250) Location: 32.02593 N, 106.39946 W Population (1990): 2962 (1020 housing units) Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88021
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Chaparral, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico Population (2000): 6117 Housing Units (2000): 2134 Land area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km) FIPS code: 14250 Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35 Location: 32.039072 N, 106.429630 W ZIP Codes (1990): 88021 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Chaparral, NM Chaparral
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